Guerin back in the 'Burgh next season

Two weeks ago at the Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup championship parade, veteran forward Bill Guerin gave a quick speech to the 375,000-plus fans from the stage. The fans greeted the free agent to be with a chant of, "One More Year!"

Guerin got the message and made it official on Monday, signing a one-year contract with the Penguins.

"It was important to stay," Guerin said. "From the day that I got to Pittsburgh after the trade deadline, I felt good there. I felt it was a good spot for me. My family was comfortable there. We're thrilled about it. We had a great experience in the city and we were really hoping this would work out the way it did."

Guerin was scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1 but opted to remain with the Penguins. With the contract out of the way, Guerin and his family plan on making Pittsburgh their home next season and will start looking for their new home.

"Getting it done before agency is huge," Guerin said. "It's just a couple of days but it gives us time to get a head start on preparations, family-wise. Now we can get situated."

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I don't have a crystal ball. Predicting is a real complicated thing. If we stay healthy, have enough depth and get the good goaltending we think we're going to have, you can go all the way. But a lot of things have to happen. There's going to be a lot of teams that think the same thing. Everyone made deals. We're all are optimistic about where we'll end up.

— Rangers general manager Glen Sather after being asked if he's constructed a team that can win the Stanley Cup before their 4-1 win against the Predators on Monday